Home of the Week

Home of the Week: A downstairs getaway and room to roam outdoors

This Natick home has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, and two fireplaces for cozy winters.

The downstairs includes a wet bar and a fireplace. Alexis Marie Photography + Designs

By John R. Ellement

June 26, 2025

3 minutes to read

10 Tamarack Road, Natick

$695,000

Style Split-level

Year built 1970

Square feet 1,506

Bedrooms 3

Baths 1 full, 1 half

Sewer/Water public

Taxes $7,696 (2025)

The usual path upon entering a split-level home is to take the stairwell leading up to the living room, kitchen, and private spaces.

But in this home, the next owner might consider going downstairs. It descends into the partially finished basement with an arched doorway and a support column that looks like they belong in a cathedral. Flooring at the foot of the stairs is a parquet design.

The windows on the lower level are above ground. – Alexis Marie Photography + Designs

They lead to the 194-square-foot family room that showcases a classic split-level benefit: All of the windows are well above ground and much larger than in other style homes. The family room also highlights the blonde-toned crown molding and the mid-wall knotty pine wainscotting. The floor is carpeted.

This level has an open floor plan as the family room is seamlessly intertwined with the wooden wet bar that — along with a functioning wood-burning fireplace — adds 166 square feet. The bar has a sink and a refrigerator along with seating for at least four, parquet flooring, and knotty pine wainscotting. Steps from the bar is the fireplace.

The home’s secondary bath (toilet only, sink nearby at bar) is on this level. Also off the family room is a workshop with built-in shelving. Storage is available in another room, and there is access to the single-car attached garage.

Had the new owners walked upward from the 24-square-foot foyer, they would have arrived at the 182-square-foot living room. Flooring here — and all other rooms except for the kitchen and bath — is oak, original to the home.

The first-floor living room also has a wood-burning fireplace. – Alexis Marie Photography + Designs

The living room features a second wood-burning fireplace with a gold-colored insert surrounded by red brick. Three double-hung windows adorned the exterior wall on the left. On the right, a three-quarter-height wall is topped by mahogany-toned decorative beams and spindles.

From the living room, a doorway beckons into the 154-square-foot rectangular kitchen. On the immediate right is a large stainless steel refrigerator, the gas stove, and the first layer of the kitchen cabinets — all made of hickory. The countertop is gray granite with light accents and the backsplash has the appearance of tin. More hickory cabinets sit above the counter. The flooring is tile.

The kitchen has space for casual dining. – Alexis Marie Photography + Designs

The kitchen ends in a slider that leads out to the 323-square-foot rear deck with a view of the backyard that includes grape vines and fruit trees. The backyard includes a shed with electricity, and an above-ground pool in need of repair.

The private space occupies the remainder of the first floor. The one full bath is on the right. It features a single vanity, tile flooring, and a shower/bath combination behind a curtain. The walls have mid-height subway tile and the same tile extends into the shower/bath area. The flooring is also tile.

The 154-square-foot primary bedroom is at the end of the hall, passing by the secondary bedrooms that are 121 and 132 square feet. All three have sliding closet doors and the larger of the secondary bedrooms has carpeted flooring.

The primary bedroom is light and airy. – Alexis Marie Photography + Designs

The primary bedroom has double-hung windows on two exterior walls, carpeted flooring, and thin molding framing the windows and the floor.

The MBTA’s West Natick commuter rail station is a nine-minute walk from this home. The tracks run behind the property.

The home, which has central air conditioning and gas heat, is in need of some updating, according to the listing agent, Shepard Long of Advocate Realty Associates in Kingston.

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